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May 3, 2023 · Shammas Malik has been elected the presumptive mayor of Akron — the first person of color to hold the position in the city's history — by an unexpectedly huge margin, according to final unofficial results from the Summit County Board of Elections. With 100% of precincts reporting, Malik received 43.15% of the vote, at 8,303 votes, followed ...
The 2023 Akron mayoral election was held on November 7, 2023, to elect the mayor of Akron, Ohio. Party primaries were held on May 2. Incumbent Democratic mayor Dan Horrigan chose not to seek re-election to a third term in office.
Jan 6, 2024 · Several elected officials gave speeches ahead of Malik’s swearing-in, including Summit County Executive Ilene Shapiro and U.S. Rep. Emilia Strong Sykes, who represents Ohio’s 13 th Congressional District, which includes Akron.
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Nov 8, 2022 · Democrats scored a rare Ohio victory in Akron Tuesday as state Rep. Emilia Sykes won a new job in Congress representing the new 13th Congressional District. Sykes, an Akron native, defeated Republican Madison Gesiotto Gilbert by more than 14,000 votes (52.5%) to the delight of a crowd gathered at Akron's Civic Theatre.
May 2, 2023 · With as close to a mandate as a candidate could get in a seven-person race, Shammas Malik is the presumptive mayor of Akron following the results of the Democratic primary Tuesday. Malik, 32, who is of Pakistani and Irish decent, is poised to become the first person of color to lead the 200-year-old city of 190,000 residents.
Shammas Iqbal Qammar Malik (born April 10, 1991) is an American lawyer and politician who is currently serving as the 63rd mayor of Akron, Ohio since January 1, 2024. He previously served as the city councilor of Ward 8 from January 1, 2020, until November 7, 2023.
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May 3, 2023 · AKRON, Ohio (WOIO) - The city of Akron elected a new mayor during the May 2 primary vote Tuesday. Shammas Malik will serve as Akron’s next mayor, officials say.
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